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Off the Job: Strikers make visible and vocal protests at Metro mail sorting plant in a August
Off the Job: Strikers make visible and vocal protests at Metro mail sorting plant in a August

Off the Job: Strikers make visible and vocal protests at Metro mail sorting plant in a August

Date9/20/1991
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Original Toronto Star caption: Off the Job: Strikers make visible and vocal protests at Metro mail sorting plant in a August.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0017338F
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